NATIONAL
- 26 states where COVID-19 is spreading fastest, slowest: Aug. 31
- 587 hospital CFOs, rev cycle leaders answer: How has the pandemic affected rev cycle?
- AHA Slams Big Pharma Over Efforts to Limit 340B Drug Discounts
- CMS delays changes to Stark Law, anti-kickback regulation
- CMS extends deadline for Stark Law overhaul
- CMS’ requirement of a positive COVID-19 test for 20% bonus may be burdensome for hospitals
- EHR Vendor Fined $500K for False Claims About Meaningful Use
- FDA chief walks again feedback on effectiveness of Covid plasma therapy
- Here’s how nonprofit hospitals weathered the first half of 2020
- HHS appoints interim CIO: 5 things to know
- HHS canceling ventilator contracts, says stockpile is full
- Hospital admissions for stroke dropped by 31% at pandemic’s start, study shows
- Hospital revenue at risk in CMS’ proposal to move joint replacement to outpatient care
- Hospitals want redo in site-neutral payment case
- How 5 health systems have transformed care through telehealth
- Physician compensation increased by 3.8% in 2019
- Special oversight of the nation’s worst nursing homes still leaves residents at risk
- Telehealth visits dropped to 21% of ambulatory visits in July, Epic research says
- Where telehealth will have the most staying power: Healthcare leaders weigh in
- WSJ: Feds may post names of hospitals with missing COVID-19 data
- Medicare to increase inpatient spending by $3.5B in FY ’21
- Hospital COVID-19 discharges to face audits, OIG says
- Med students ‘feel very behind’ because of COVID-induced disruptions in training
ALABAMA
- Alabama mask mandate, COVID-19 health order extended to Oct. 2
- Anniston hospital preparing for influx of COVID-19 patients
- COVID-19 hospitalizations decline in Alabama
- Encompass Health forms joint venture in South Carolina
- Growing frustration over visitation restrictions at Alabama nursing homes
- Healthcare in Birmingham is about to look a lot different
- Huntsville Hospital Health System announces new chief financial officer
- Huntsville Hospital to make changes to caregiver and visitor guidelines
- Montgomery Hospital CEOs Elected to Statewide Leadership Positions
ALASKA
- Tracking COVID-19 in Alaska
- Alaska coronavirus Q&A: How are people here getting COVID-19? And what’s the deal with testing numbers?
- Behavioral health services expand and adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic
ARIZONA
- Family questions access to treatment, health care system after mother dies from COVID-19
- Valleywise Health named ‘LGTBQ Healthcare Equality Leader’
- Arizona reports 1,091 new coronavirus cases, 65 additional deaths
- New guidelines for visiting nursing homes in Arizona
ARKANSAS
- UAMS awarded $3.8 million for National Research Center to study digital health in rural areas
- Southeast Arkansas hospitals will share $4.8 million for three health projects
- CDC tells Arkansas to prepare for COVID-19 vaccine by November
- DeWitt Hospital Adopts Azalea Health EHR Amid COVID-19 to Support Health Information Exchange, Telehealth, and Revenue Recovery
- Chicago Firm Acquires Surgery Center in Little Rock
- Coronavirus updates: 615 new cases in Arkansas, 27 new deaths
CALIFORNIA
- Aetna fined after denying 93% of ER claims in California
- California county hires HIPAA expert to consult on COVID-19 death data release
- California hospital at risk of losing level 1 trauma status
- California hospital COVID-19 outbreak linked to 17 employee cases
- California hospital to reopen after wildfires forced 10-day closure
- CA Nursing Home Inspectors’ Union Files Grievance Over Job Change
- California passes nation’s first bill requiring hospitals to keep a 45-day supply of PPE
- Dignity Health strikes $950K settlement in wage-deduction suit
- Hazel Health lands $33M as it expands at-home and in-school pediatric virtual care
- HHS releases HIPAA bulletin in wake of California wildfires
- Katie Gorndt named VP of SYV Cottage Hospital
- Long-fought nurse practitioner independence bill heads to Newsom
- MarinHealth opens $535M hospital
- PicnicHealth lands $25M for its research efforts
- Some of the worst nursing homes in the country are waitlisted for extra oversight
- Workers picket at 11 Tenet hospitals in California
COLORADO
- Colorado Could Soon Have 5 Different Color-Coded Levels Of COVID-19 Protection
- Colorado health care system distributing thousands of ClearMasks to improve communication with patients
- Colorado health system sets go-live for Meditech EHR
- Colorado hospital expanding with ASC
- Colorado’s Medicaid numbers are rising more slowly than expected, but state is on guard for a late surge
- Columbine Health Systems commits $150K to new Front Range Community College health careers center
- HCA hospital staff link device malfunction, patient death to understaffing
- Low staffing at HealthOne hospitals in metro Denver contributed to patient death, preventable harm
- Rural Colorado using telehealth for mental health more often during pandemic
- Vail Health medical center to bring urgent, primary and specialty care to Dillon
- Verity Health System Completes Sale of Six Hospitals as Part of Bankruptcy Process
CONNECTICUT
- DPH Finds Violations At Norwich Nursing Home Where COVID Outbreak Occurred
- Report: CT nursing home’s COVID errors posed ‘imminent harm to life’
- State finds serious violations at Norwich nursing home where 21 residents have tested positive for COVID
- State fines two nursing homes for failing to comply with mandatory staff testing
- ‘We were used’: Hundreds of nursing home workers are laid off as financial crisis hits the facilities
- Governor Extends COVID-19 State of Emergency for CT to February
- Nurse accused of reporting for work at Norwich nursing home despite possible coronavirus infection could face criminal probe
- DMHAS Confirms Investigations of Administrators at State Mental Health Hospital
- DPH Investigating COVID-19 Outbreak Tied to Backus Hospital
- As feds rush to find a COVID-19 vaccine, states like Connecticut must identify distributors
- ‘Our Family is Devastated’; Family Members Concerned After DPH Report into Norwich Nursing Home
- 2 Connecticut nursing homes fined for failing to test all employees for COVID-19
DC
- Crisis innovators: How 5 local companies are addressing the pandemic head-on
- What $39M from NIH means for Vibrent Health’s business — and the database it’s helping to build
- Covid-19 drove demand for behavioral health treatment and hospital data. A D.C. firm is supplying both.
- New COVID-19 Exposure Software Comes To Phones In D.C.
- DC, Maryland, and Virginia Will Be Early Adopters of Apple and Google’s Covid Notification System
- Children’s National Hospital acquires three DC apartment buildings
DELAWARE
- Covid-19 case rate falls back to 4.3 percent
- How ChristianaCare Overhauled its Behavioral Health Referral Process
- Local physicians on FDA authorizing plasma treatment as months long study ends
- Maryland, Delaware hospitals join forces, rebrand as TidalHealth
- Nanticoke health system now operating under TidalHealth brand
FLORIDA
- Ascention and HOPCo announce partnership
- Ascension reopens Florida hospital ravaged by hurricane in 2018
- AdventHealth adds dozens of new jobs with Kissimmee Health Park debut
- Baptist Health incorporates ‘promising … advancement’ for patients with neurological disorders
- Bayfront Health St. Petersburg to undergo sweeping leadership changes Oct. 1
- Downward trend in Florida’s COVID-19 crisis continues as state reports 3,197 new cases and 148 new deaths
- Fishermen’s Community Hospital in Marathon is taking shape
- Florida announces it will lift ban on nursing home visits
- Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute Welcomes Jason Coe as Chief Operating Officer
- Florida cuts ties with Quest for failing to report 75,000 COVID-19 tests
- Florida reports lowest daily coronavirus caseload in months
- Gulf Coast Medical Center opens cancer floor, part of $374M expansion
- Judge dismisses AdventHealth from lawsuit by family of man at center of guardianship scandal — for now
- Lee Health Expanded Obstetrics OR Set to Open this Week
- Lee Health ushers in new era of cancer care at Gulf Coast Medical Center
- ‘No one should go this long without a hug’: Changes coming to long-term care visitation in Florida
- Pensacola family denied nursing home visitation despite DeSantis’ greenlight for reopening
- Steve Young named CEO Englewood Community Hospital
- ‘This much unusable and stale data is irresponsible’: Florida drops Quest after backlog of 75K COVID-19 test results
- Top 8 Cancer Hospitals in Florida
- Walmart files plans for standalone clinic in Florida
GEORGIA
- Advent to buy Murray hospital
- COVID-19 cases decline in Georgia, South Carolina
- Four Georgia Healthcare Facilities Score High on Healthcare Equality Index
- Decision on Augusta-area hospital license again appealed
- Emory Healthcare first in Georgia to introduce device to attach a leg prosthesis directly to the bone for patients
- Georgia hospital board approves $2.3M for surgical robot
- Georgia ‘Public Health State of Emergency’ extended through Oct. 10
- Gov. Kemp extends COVID-19 public health emergency order through Oct. 10.
- New COVID-19 testing program for Northwest Georgia
- Northwestern Georgia Health Center is re-opening after temporary relocation
- PruittHealth nursing home chain has reported 360-plus COVID-19 deaths
- Walmart continues to expand its health care format in Georgia
HAWAII
- Covenant adds three locations in Southwest
- Hawaii hospitals issue urgent call for nurses
- Hawaii hospitals seek more nurses for coronavirus response
- Maui Memorial hospital at 90 percent capacity, but ICU beds still available
- Officials say Hawaii’s health care system is under great stress
- The Queen’s Health Systems opens new urgent care center in Kahala
IDAHO
- Different methods by Oregon and Idaho to fight Covid highlight the challenge of suppressing the virus
- Idaho nursing homes were visited by state inspectors who didn’t realize they had COVID-19
- Idaho weighs whether to adopt new CDC testing guidelines
- Idaho’s Positive COVID-19 Test Rate Continues to Drop
- Leaders from Idaho’s major hospitals and clinics give coronavirus update
- New scam targets Idaho nurses, impersonates state nursing board
- PMC’s new CEO impressed with hospital, community
ILLINOIS
- Breese nurse’s lawsuit alleges health department asked her to violate privacy laws
- Chicago’s Top Doctor on Chicago’s Rising COVID-19 Cases
- Illinois nurse claims she was fired for refusing to violate HIPAA: 4 details
- Sinai Health, DePaul University to target health disparities in Chicago
- Sinai Health System and DePaul University come together to address health inequities
- U of Illinois enters financing agreement for outpatient surgery center, specialty clinics building
- University of Illinois Hospital workers set strike date
INDIANA
- Eli Lilly to halt sales of 340B drugs to contract pharmacies with exception of insulin
- Franciscan to begin $20 million renovation of former Michigan City hospital site in November
- GM, Ventec Complete Order for 30K Ventilators
- IBRI Names New President and CEO
- Indiana hospital opening surgical clinic
- Indiana lawmakers taking on surprise medical billings
- Indiana launches long term care dashboard, letting you follow COVID-19 cases in nursing homes
- Porter County Community Foundation CEO appointed to Porter Regional Hospital Board
- The Future of Telemedicine For Behavioral Health
- Valley nursing homes rising to COVID-19 challenge
IOWA
- IDPH reports 12 counties with greater than 15% coronavirus positivity rate
- Test Iowa Clinic opens in Ames
- 740 new coronavirus cases, 4 deaths reported in Iowa
- Iowa emerges as national COVID-19 hot spot
- Iowa’s coronavirus hospitalizations continue to rise
- STD tracing in Iowa disrupted as COVID-19 cases rise
- Boone County health official concerned about COVID-19 spread with national racing event
KANSAS
- KC hospital, civic leaders warn Covid-19 case spike could get out of control
- KC area medical officers plea for residents to curb COVID
- CHS selects new chief executive officer
- U of Kansas Health System to deploy Epic EHR at 3 more hospital campuses
- Tyson Foods to open medical clinic at Kansas meat plant
- Hospitalizations drop in Wichita as Kansas reports 3 more college coronavirus clusters
- Lawrence Presbyterian Manor has 2 new cases of COVID-19 among staff; Douglas County cases increase to 1,303
KENTUCKY
- Hardin Memorial, Baptist Health tie the knot
- He took on state’s top public health job. Then the pandemic hit.
- Kentucky hospital receives $21.5M to build surgery center
- Kentucky lawmakers discuss coronavirus impact on long-term care
- New Vista names new president and CEO
- Norton Healthcare to offer COVID-19 Long-term Care Clinic for patients with lasting side effects
- Nursing homes ‘need help’ from state; residents account for 58.6 percent of Kentucky’s COVID deaths
- Outbreaks of COVID-19 rising in Kentucky nursing homes
- UK Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center continues mission despite Derby eve gala being canceled
- UK Launches COVID-19 Dashboard
LOUISIANA
- LHC Group, University Health Care System Announce New JV Agreement
- Think tank proposes requiring legislative approval to extend public health emergencies, restrictions
- Sent Home to Die
- Louisiana opens first post-COVID rehab unit for children
- Acadiana hospitals are nearing capacity despite a drop in coronavirus patients; Here’s why
- LCMC Health expresses gratitude to its employees with dining initiative
- LSU Health New Orleans radiologists find chest X-rays highly predictive of COVID-19
- Louisiana hospital staff stayed behind to care for 19 babies as Hurricane Laura hit
- Rep. Scalise Announces $51.6 Million in CARES Act Funding for Louisiana Nursing Homes
MAINE
- Collins, King announce nearly $7.5M to combat Maine’s opioid crisis
- 134 coronavirus cases now linked to Maine wedding as outbreak hits jail and nursing home
- Collins highlights ‘Maine success story’
- DHHS issues guidance to nursing facilities for COVID-19 testing
- Maine DHHS works with nursing homes to help meet new COVID-19 test rules
- Northern Light Health garners regional communications awards
- SMH receives 5-star patient rating
MARYLAND
- A hospital addition in Maryland was designed and built in 120 days
- Baltimore medical device startup CoapTech raises $7M Series B
- DC, Maryland, and Virginia Will Be Early Adopters of Apple and Google’s Covid Notification System
- Dozens of Maryland nursing homes found with deficient infection control during coronavirus pandemic
- Maryland, Delaware hospitals join forces, rebrand as TidalHealth
- UPMC Western Maryland earns gold cardiac achievement award
- UPMC Western Maryland opens Center for Hope and Healing
MASSACHUSETTS
- Central Mass. nursing homes show improved coronavirus testing compliance
- New Bedford strengthens nursing home COVID rules
- Parents Protest State’s Student Flu Shot Requirement Outside Massachusetts State House
- Massachusetts General Hospital develops AI model that predicts patient’s 12-year lung cancer risk
- Massachusetts hospital remains closed 2 months after flooding
- Massachusetts health system seeks partner after 2 deals fall through
- South Shore Health hires consulting term to ‘examine opportunities’
- Nurses sound off against Quincy emergency room closure
- Coronavirus in Massachusetts: 8,853 deaths, 119,426 COVID-19 cases total
- Boston Dynamics Robo-Dog Could Soon Monitor Patient Vitals
MICHIGAN
- 4 Michigan health systems won’t follow CDC’s new coronavirus test guidelines
- AstraZeneca partners with University of Michigan for COVID-19 vaccine trials
- Bronson Battle Creek plans behavior health facility to open by 2022
- COVID lawsuits: Staff at nursing home where 19 died told masks would scare patients
- Family members of COVID-19 victim sue Michigan nursing home that didn’t allow staff to wear masks
- Four mid-Michigan health centers awarded $1M in federal grants
- Gov. Whitmer extends visitation restrictions at nursing homes, congregate care, juvenile facilities
- Long-term care settings emerge as leading source of Michigan’s COVID outbreaks
- Memorial Healthcare launches neurology collaboration with Ascension St. Mary’s
- Michigan is not the only state allowing nursing homes to accept COVID-19 positive residents
- Michigan nursing-home task force urges change in visitation policies, better access to PPE and tests
- Michigan virus cases top 100,000 since outbreak in March
- Multimillion-dollar campaign bringing COVID-19 awareness across Michigan
- Task force presents recommendations for nursing home residents to Gov. Whitmer
MINNESOTA
- Allina Health and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota form value-based agreement
- Essentia pitches $1B plan to add 2,500 ICU beds nationwide
- Fairview Health launches post-acute business with AccentCare
- Gundersen Health System announces first Minnesota hospital
- Mayo hits pause on luxury hotel
- Minnesota reports 1,032 new coronavirus infections, 4 deaths
- Ascension sells Minnesota hospital to Gundersen
- Essentia Health pitching $1 billion proposal to add 2,500 ICU beds nationwide
- Health care worker COVID-19 infections underscore mask needs
- Latest on COVID-19 in MN: New cases top 1K; hospitalizations fall
- Minnesota crosses troubling COVID-19 thresholds
- Children’s Minnesota earns LGBTQ Health Care Equality Top Performer designation from Human Rights Campaign Foundation
- Temecula Valley Hospital welcomes new chief operating officer
MISSISSIPPI
- After victories, Medicaid expansion revisited in Mississippi
- Mississippi COVID-19 hospital numbers drop below 800
- Harrison County now has the most COVID-19 deaths on the MS Coast
- Coronavirus numbers have a slight increase today in Mississippi
MISSOURI
- Missouri Hospital Association improving information sharing to bolster health care
- Missouri hospital CEO resigns; interim named
- Missouri’s reported COVID-19 deaths increase by 83% in August
- New SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Opens with High-Tech Improvements
- Photos: SSM Health celebrates new hospital opening
- SSM Health opening new hospital despite coronavirus pandemic obstacles
- Take a look inside SSM Health’s new hospital in Midtown
- BJC HealthCare adds 40+ therapy locations with Athletico affiliation: 4 details
- Insurer Centene invests in start-up Hazel Health in $33.5 million venture funding round
- KC hospital, civic leaders warn Covid-19 case spike could get out of control
- KC area medical officers plea for residents to curb COVID
- Drone show lights up the St. Louis sky over new hospital
- 3 hospitals, health center asked to offer COVID-19 testing plan
- Missouri reports 1,458 new COVID-19 cases, weekly positivity rate nears 13%
MONTANA
- First case of COVID-related condition surfaces in Montana
- Telemedicine and bridging Montana’s digital divide
- DPHHS announces COVID-19-related death at Montana State Hospital
- UM, health leaders discuss ways to share campus-related COVID-19 data
NEBRASKA
- 2030 plan by UNMC aims to provide more rural healthcare in Nebraska
- Triage Staffing and TaleMed are “Better Together”
- Nebraska extends Phase 3 COVID-19 measures
- Agencies provide support as pandemic impacts mental health
- Local doctors explain significance of medical conditions in COVID-19 deaths
- With more uninsured, medical debt a bigger concern than it already was
- Omaha research clinic asking for COVID-19 vaccine trial participants
NEVADA
- COVID-19 cases climb again in Nevada nursing homes as testing lags
- HCA nurses in Nevada and 3 other states will protest unsafe PPE equipment and staffing Tuesday
- Nevada hospitals see continuing drop in COVID-19 patients; 16 deaths reported
- Nevada man may be first documented COVID reinfection case in US
- Nursing home nightmare leads to lawsuit against Life Care Center in Las Vegas
- Renown Health to partner with U of Nevada med school
NEW HAMPSHIRE
- Covid-19 dealt a financial blow to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health
- Rockingham County nursing home chief, nursing director on leave amid investigation
- Five test positive for COVID-19 at Carroll County nursing home
- 22 More COVID-19 Cases Reported In New Hampshire
- 3 New Hampshire hospitals say Vermont imposes discriminatory Medicaid rates
NEW JERSEY
- CityMD buys New Jersey urgent care provider
- Cooper University Health Care Introduces Cooper Care Alliance Physicians Group
- Eight RWJBarnabas Health Facilities Earn Re-designation as ‘Leaders in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality’ by the Human Rights Campaign
- JFK Medical Center expands services with new cardiac catheterization lab
- Latest long-term care bill would provide for in-facility visits
- New Jersey Electronic Health Records Company to Pay $500,000
- New Jersey Woman Calls For Private Long-Term Care Facilities To Be Investigated Over COVID-19 Deaths In Addition To Public Nursing Homes
- N.J. fast tracks bills to help nursing home residents after nearly 7,000 die from COVID-19
- Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, University Hospital Begin Recruiting Healthy Adults for COVID-19 Vaccine Clinical Trial
NEW MEXICO
- Presbyterian treats some COVID-19 patients in their homes
- New Mexico officials provide coronavirus vaccine and reopening updates
- State officials talk reopening criteria, vaccine and mental health
- New Mexico’s governor eases virus orders as Las Cruces nursing home has 1 of state’s 9 new deaths
- Doña Ana County among counties that can expand nursing home visitation options
- Updated New Mexico COVID-19 cases: Now at 25,460
NEW YORK
- Bassett Healthcare Network names 4 new leaders
- CityMD buys New Jersey urgent care provider
- COVID cluster reported at Elderwood Nursing Home in Amherst
- New York hospital suspends specialty operations due to COVID-19
- Northwell records $329M loss in first half of 2020
- Nurses on NY’s front lines call for minimum staffing ratios
- Manager of New York clinics gets 13 years in prison for kickback scheme
- Northwell Health estimates COVID-19 cost system $1.1B in first half of 2020
- New CEO named for University Hospital of Brooklyn
- New York issues new COVID-19, flu test requirements for hospitals, nursing homes
- DOJ to investigate NY nursing home deaths
- Nurses want staffing minimums set ahead of another possible wave of infections
- Local advocates support minimum staffing ratios for nurses
- Northwell Named One Of Nation’s Best In LGBTQ Health Care
NORTH CAROLINA
- 5 questions with Sentara Healthcare CEO on pending merger with Cone Health
- FEMA giving $1 million to CarolinaEast Medical Center for COVID related expenses
- Hospital rebirths labor and delivery services
- Konica Minolta settles lawsuit alleging flaws in EHR software for $500,000
- Medical office buildings in Winston-Salem sell for $14.2 million
- New CEO appointed at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital
- North Carolina sees highest single-day case increase since start of pandemic
- Randolph Health finds a buyer, county to pay $20M as part of the deal
- The Outer Banks Hospital awards $125,000 in grants to local agencies
NORTH DAKOTA
- Coronavirus-related deaths in North Dakota hit 150; Burleigh County total reaches 19
- Bismarck nursing home battling COVID-19 outbreak as cases surge around North Dakota
- Active COVID-19 case rise sharply in North Dakota as Grand Forks outbreak grows
- Top COVID-19 adviser visits North Dakota
- Post Acute Medical to acquire 42-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Fargo, North Dakota
- Sanford’s growth in Grand Forks ‘seemed like right time,’ according to executive
- Bismarck nurses union lands ‘historic’ labor contract
OHIO
- 3News Investigates: Some Ohio nursing homes won’t survive another year
- Cleveland Clinic posts $241M loss in first half of 2020 as patient revenue took a major hit
- Cleveland Clinic posts $201.8M operating loss in Q2
- Dramatic procedure price differences in Ohio relate to larger price issues
- Kettering Health Network’s strategic digital transformation
- Kettering Health launching new program to help first responders mental health
- Ohio hospital prices widely vary, study shows
- Ohio Medicaid Asks to Make Expanded Telehealth Coverage Permanent
- Over 1,200 coronavirus cases reported in Ohio Saturday, hospitalizations still declining
- Toledo ProMedica Hospital recognized among nation’s top performing hospitals for heart attack treatment
- University Hospitals helps create ‘playbook’ for treating and stopping COVID-19 in nursing homes
- University Hospitals on Track to Double Heart Transplants This Year
- Ohio Department of Health reports 2,341 COVID-19 deaths in long-term care facilities
OKLAHOMA
- Families, long-term care facilities struggle through pandemic uncertainty
- Oklahoma governor extends emergency, ensures new voting rule
- Oklahoma State U researchers use Cerner EHR data to build COVID-19 mortality predictive models
- Health Care Providers, Advocates Say Oklahoma Nursing Homes Need Help to Control Coronavirus
- Rapid testing machines arriving at Oklahoma nursing homes
- Oklahoma health department developing new virus alert plan
- Doctors across Oklahoma agree, mask mandates have been effective
OREGON
- Different methods by Oregon and Idaho to fight Covid highlight the challenge of suppressing the virus
- Gov. Brown extends COVID-19 state of emergency until Nov. 3
- State reaches lowest testing positivity rate in 2 months
- Oregon Health Authority Proposes Ambitious Budget
- Oregon launches ‘Healthier Together Oregon’ effort
- State Doles Out Millions To Rural Hospitals With Rich Owners
PENNSYLVANIA
- $5M donation from Merck CEO, wife to support stroke care at Jefferson Health
- Allegheny Health Network team enhances transitional care management
- Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia earns “LGBTQ Health Care Equality Leader” Designation in Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Healthcare Equality Index
- COVID-19 dents St. Clair Hospital’s operating margin, which still exceeded statewide average
- Lawsuit: Former administrator at local nursing home fired for pushing back against false COVID-19 reporting
- MR incident costs hospital almost $11 million in court-ordered damages
- Nurses push for safe staffing rations and ‘a seat at the table’ planning Pa.’s recovery
- Nursing home COVID-19 case, death data still missing from Pa.’s public reports
- Nursing home employees blow whistle on ‘poor care’ during COVID
- Officials name new chief financial officer of Geisinger Health Plan
- Pennsylvania radiologist, hospital must pay $10.8M over allergic reaction to gadolinium, jury rules
- Tower Health reports steep COVID-19 related losses
- UPMC adds more women, children’s services north of Pittsburgh
- Vote to rezone former St. Joseph Hospital property as part of $90M project could come Sept. 8
RHODE ISLAND
SOUTH CAROLINA
- COVID-19 cases decline in Georgia, South Carolina
- Employee at Conway nursing home charged with abuse of elderly resident
- Encompass Health forms joint venture in South Carolina
- MUSC hospitalizations from COVID-19 drop to 15 total patients, first time since June 15
- MUSC makes a deal to jointly own a rehab hospital in North Charleston
- Prisma Health reports a decline in their number of hospitalizations due to COVID-19
- SC governor to announce nursing home re-opening guidelines on Tuesday
- SC governor wants to ‘promptly’ resume nursing home visitation
- Scam alert: MUSC reporting spoof telemarketers impersonating billing department
- Tracking COVID-19: A closer look at cases in long-term care centers in the Lowcountry
SOUTH DAKOTA
- Longtime Executives To Retire From Sanford Health
- Sanford CEO distances health system from T. Denny Sanford amid child pornography investigation
- Sanford Health CEO says he has not been contacted by authorities regarding any investigation into T. Denny Sanford
- Sanford Health is first in nation to dose patient with promising novel therapeutic candidate for COVID-19, SAB-185
- South Dakota hospital system warns of surge in virus cases
- Monument Health tells staff to prepare for COVID surge after 60 health care workers test positive in August
- 334 new cases of COVID-19 in South Dakota
- Active COVID-19 cases continue to outpace recoveries with 240 added Tuesday
TENNESSEE
- Ascension Saint Thomas can build hospital in Tennessee county, beating out VUMC
- Envision names new AmSurg president
- Nashville HCA hospitals prepare help in aftermath of Hurricane Laura
- Non-Physician Hospital CEO Cut after Participating in Surgery
- Premise Health acquiring local peer
- Tennessee enacts Covid-19 liability law
- Tennessee governor extends COVID-19 state of emergency order
- Tennessee hospital opens cardiology practices
- Tennessee hospital recognized for quality in spinal fusion
- Tennessee state health plans allegedly overpaid providers at least $17.58M
- Vanderbilt can’t build Murfreesboro hospital after clash of Tennessee health care giants
- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center opens in Tennessee
TEXAS
- Baylor Scott & White brings at-home monitoring to pediatric COVID-19 patients
- Houston Methodist, Israel medical center strike innovation partnership
- Texas hospital cancels electives, diverts new patients amid power failure
- Walmart, newly public Oak Street Health launch clinic partnership in Texas
- Frisco takes down COVID-19 dashboard that compiled city data
- Fairview Health launches post-acute business with AccentCare
- HRC releases Healthcare Equality Index
- Steward Health Care Saves $16 Million Through Partnership with Z5 Inventory
- Hurricane Laura’s impact on Texas’ health care system during COVID-19
- Texas Hospital Using mHealth Wearables to Monitor Cardiac Patients at Home
- State of Texas reports over 4,000 new cases and 189 deaths
- Houston’s US Med-Equip acquires New Jersey medical equipment rental company
- Records detail deficiencies in San Antonio nursing home’s COVID-19 control practices
UTAH
- Intermountain Healthcare president: Utah should be proud of COVID-19 response
- U of Utah creating app that helps pediatric cancer patients record their symptoms
- Utah Rep. Ben McAdams signs on to bill to improve mental health services in rural communities
- New health care and biotech project in Salt Lake City
VERMONT
- 3 New Hampshire hospitals say Vermont imposes discriminatory Medicaid rates
- VDH COVID-19 Update: Rutland County outbreak, 8 cases in Chittenden County
- Rutland COVID test clinic assisting Vt. Health Department
- Hazard pay on the way for Vermont essential workers
- Disinfectant overuse may have caused nurse illnesses at Fanny Allen
- Genesis HealthCare to sell five Vermont nursing homes
VIRGINIA
- 100 more COVID-19 patients discharged in Virginia; hospitalizations decline
- 5 questions with Sentara Healthcare CEO on pending merger with Cone Health
- 16 Va. hospitals ranked on national LGBTQ benchmarking tool
- DC, Maryland, and Virginia Will Be Early Adopters of Apple and Google’s Covid Notification System
- Virginia lawmakers support COVID-19 immunity legislation for assisted living
- Virginia legislators advance protections for nursing home residents
- Virginia’s COVID-19 percent positive rate increases
WASHINGTON
- Inslee extends 26 proclamations related to in-person services during COVID-19 pandemic
- Local hospitals preparing for ‘twindemic’ with COVID-19, flu cases expected in fall
- Providence to spend $50M to reduce health disparities, starting with COVID-19 care gaps
- Why wasn’t the public notified sooner about a COVID-19 outbreak at a Bremerton hospital?
WEST VIRGINIA
- COVID Costs Rise For W.Va. Healthcare System
- West Virginia school, hospital team up to repurpose facility
- West Virginia VA hospital employee says he was targeted after reporting concerns over serial killer
- Mon Health System in West Virginia reports $20 million loss due to COVID-19
WISCONSIN
- $144M spine, orthopedic center breaks ground in Wisconsin
- Post Acute Medical to build 42-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Wausau, Wisconsin
- UW Health and University of Wisconsin selected to test new COVID-19 vaccine
- UW Hospital to enroll 1,600 in COVID-19 vaccine study
- Wisconsin’s recent COVID-19 test positivity is highest since May as state reports 843 more cases
- Milwaukee Health Commissioner Steps Down, Cites Obstacles
WYOMING
- Casper medical group joins with Douglas hospital
- Wyoming extends coronavirus health orders without making changes
- Wyoming Medical Center CEO to retire in coming months as Banner Health deal closes
